puja

[ poo-jah ]

/ ˈpu dʒɑ /

noun Hinduism.

the worship of a particular god.

Nearby words

Origin of puja

From the Sanskrit word pūjā

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Examples from the Web for puja

The villagers did puja that night that all might be saved from a like fate.
Bengal Dacoits and Tigers|Maharanee Sunity Devee
A great festival in her honour, the Durga puja, is celebrated annually, lasting for ten days.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
With the money which he had in hand he used to buy cheap tinsel wares from Calcutta before the Puja holidays.
Stories from Tagore|Rabindranath Tagore
This first mahal was named the kacheri bari (house of business); the next to it was the puja mahal (division for worship).
The Poison Tree|Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

The large hall of worship formed one side of the puja mahal; on the other three sides were two-storied houses.
The Poison Tree|Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

British Dictionary definitions for puja

puja

pooja

/ (ˈpuːdʒaː) /

noun

Hinduism a ritual in honour of the gods, performed either at home or in the mandir (temple)

Word Origin for puja

from Sanskrit: worship

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